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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksim Veremko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Maksim Veremko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fernando Vieira's chin.
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194 cm
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237 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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193 cm
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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksim Veremko! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fernando Vieira! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Veremko throws a sloppy head kick and Vieira moves out of range easily. Veremko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Vieira throws a head kick that misses and Veremko counters by clinching up. Veremko breaks the clinch.
Vieira moves in looking to clinch but Veremko pushes him off. Vieira fails in his attempt to clinch. Vieira throws a one two combo.
Vieira clinches up with Veremko and pushes him back against the cage. Veremko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Veremko blocks a head kick by Vieira.
Vieira looks winded! A head kick misses from Veremko. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Vieira throws a sloppy head kick and Veremko moves out of range easily. Vieira gets tackled into the cage by Veremko. Veremko maintains the clinch. Veremko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Veremko tries a head kick but it misses.
Vieira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Vieira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Vieira throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Veremko on the side of the head. Vieira throws a sloppy head kick and Veremko moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Veremko throws a series of punches but Vieira avoids them all with ease. Vieira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Veremko lands a head kick. Vieira smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Fernando Vieira has been cut. Veremko throws a sloppy head kick and Vieira moves out of range easily. Veremko clinches up against the cage. Veremko breaks from the clinch.
Veremko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Veremko. Veremko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fernando Vieira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. This has been an exciting period of action! Veremko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vieira's head. Veremko closes the distance and pushes Vieira back into the cage. Veremko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vieira scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Vieira walks forward, straight into a front kick from Veremko. Veremko tries to bum rush Vieira with a series of wild strikes but Vieira uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Veremko throws a sloppy head kick and Vieira moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Veremko misses with a head kick.
Vieira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Vieira takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Veremko throws a series of punches but Vieira moves out of range. Vieira throws a half hearted mid kick. Vieira moves in looking to clinch but Veremko pushes him off. Veremko takes the fight into the clinch. Veremko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Vieira. Vieira takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Veremko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Veremko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vieira throws a sloppy head kick and Veremko moves out of range easily. Veremko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Vieira can't break the clinch.
Veremko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vieira misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Vieira wants to get back to striking at distance but Veremko won't allow it.
Veremko manages to break the clinch.
Veremko throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Vieira tries to clinch up but Veremko circles away and keeps his distance. Vieira lands with a slapping head kick. Vieira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Veremko slips a jab and a cross from Vieira.
Vieira gets tackled into the cage by Veremko. Veremko maintains the clinch. Veremko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Veremko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Veremko avoids the head kick by Vieira.
Vieira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Veremko.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Vieira. Veremko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vieira throws a series of punches but Veremko avoids them all with ease. Veremko throws a nice looking combination but Vieira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Veremko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Vieira fails in his attempt to clinch. Veremko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vieira circles away quickly and effectively. Vieira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Veremko fails to land with a series of punches.
Vieira misses with a kick to the body and Veremko counters with a solid body kick. This has been an exciting period of action! Vieira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Veremko paws at him with a jab and circles away. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Veremko throws a shot to the body.
Vieira lands a nice looking kick to the body. Veremko takes a step back to recover. Veremko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vieira to score with a decent uppercut. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maksim Veremko dominated that round. The cut man is working on Fernando Vieira's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Veremko blocks a head kick by Vieira.
A head kick misses from Vieira. Vieira tries a head kick but it misses.
Veremko scores with a head kick.
Veremko has Vieira up against the cage in a clinch.
Veremko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Veremko breaks the clinch.
Veremko closes the distance and clinches. Vieira letting Veremko take a breather here. Veremko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. No joy there for Vieira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Veremko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Vieira tries to bum rush Veremko with a series of wild strikes but Veremko uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A punch combination from Veremko misses. Veremko slips under a jab from Vieira.
That's one minute gone in the round. Veremko tries a head kick but it misses.
Veremko works over Vieira's head and body with a nice combination. Veremko throws a head kick but Vieira moves out of range.
Vieira throws a head kick but Veremko moves out of range.
Veremko misses with a wild combination.
Vieira throws a right and a left that Veremko avoids nicely. Vieira tries a head kick but it misses.
Veremko lands a high kick!
Veremko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Vieira avoids the head kick by Veremko.
Veremko throws a head kick but Vieira moves out of range.
Vieira misses with the combination.
Veremko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Vieira.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Veremko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Vieira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Veremko throws a right hand that Vieira ducks under and follows up with a left that Vieira also avoids with ease. Vieira throws a jab but it's blocked by Veremko. Maksim Veremko is winning the standup battle so far. Vieira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Vieira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Veremko. Veremko scores with a head kick.
Vieira throws a lazy head kick and Veremko counters with a leg kick. Vieira throws a sloppy head kick and Veremko moves out of range easily. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Veremko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Veremko misses with a low kick. Vieira takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Veremko scores with a head kick.
Veremko throws a sloppy head kick and Vieira moves out of range easily. Veremko wants to clinch. Veremko just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Veremko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Vieira throws a head kick but Veremko moves out of range.
Veremko misses with a wild combination.
Vieira fails to land with a series of punches.
Vieira throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Veremko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Veremko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Veremko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Vieira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Vieira. Veremko lands with a nice body kick. Veremko lands a high kick!
Veremko tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Vieira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Vieira throws a head kick that misses. Veremko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Veremko looks to land a combination. Vieira sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Vieira tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Veremko. Sloppy strikes from Veremko. Those never looked like landing. Vieira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Veremko lands a two punch combo.
Vieira tries to clinch there but Veremko circles away.
Veremko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vieira, pushing him back against the cage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Vieira manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. The fight moves into the clinch position. Veremko manages to break the clinch.
Vieira throws a head kick that misses and Veremko counters with a two punch combo. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maksim Veremko dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Fernando Vieira's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Veremko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Veremko lands with a slapping head kick. Vieira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Veremko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Maksim Veremko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Vieira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Veremko misses with a head kick.
Veremko moves out of range of the body kick. Vieira misses with a looping left. Veremko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Vieira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Veremko tries to bum rush Vieira with a series of wild strikes but Vieira uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Veremko avoids the head kick by Vieira.
Veremko throws a sloppy head kick and Vieira moves out of range easily. Veremko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vieira. A combination from Vieira does no damage. A punch combination from Veremko misses. Vieira misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vieira misses with the body kick and Veremko counters with a flying knee. Nice. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Veremko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vieira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Vieira misses with a head kick.
Vieira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Veremko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vieira throws a right and a left that Veremko avoids nicely. Vieira keeps the fight on the outside. Vieira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Veremko throws a series of strikes that have Vieira backpedaling.
Veremko forces Vieira back against the cage and clinches. Veremko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Veremko slips a jab and a cross from Vieira.
Veremko misses with a wild combination.
Vieira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Veremko tries a head kick but it misses.
Vieira throws a head kick that misses. Vieira blocks a head kick by Veremko.
Vieira lands with a kick to the temple. Veremko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Veremko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vieira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. A left and a right from Veremko both land. Nice combination. A head kick misses from Veremko. Vieira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Vieira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Vieira misses with a wild combination.
Veremko connects with a high kick. Some wild striking there from Vieira.
Vieira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Veremko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Veremko throws a right and a left that Vieira avoids nicely. Veremko blocks a head kick by Vieira.
Veremko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Veremko has managed to clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Vieira is trying to push Veremko away but Veremko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Vieira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Veremko breaks from the clinch.
Vieira moves in looking to clinch but Veremko pushes him off. Veremko swings for the body but Vieira moves out of range.
No joy there for Veremko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vieira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Veremko lands a head kick!
Veremko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vieira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A head kick by Vieira misses and Veremko counters with a nice uppercut. Vieira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Veremko wants to clinch up but Vieira keeps it at a distance. A swing and a miss from Vieira. Veremko moves in looking to clinch but Vieira pushes him off. Vieira throws a head kick but Veremko moves out of range.
Veremko moves into range and clinches up with Vieira. Veremko breaks from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Veremko throws a leg kick but Vieira moved away. Vieira scores with a head kick. Veremko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Veremko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Veremko tries to clinch there but Vieira circles away.
Fernando Vieira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Maksim Veremko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Veremko avoids the head kick by Vieira.
Veremko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Veremko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Veremko. Vieira avoids the head kick by Veremko.
And that's the end of the fight! Maksim Veremko showed his dominance in that final round. Well Veremko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27 Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27 Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maksim Veremko!
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energy
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pop
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